Overview
- The teaser was shown to more than 3,000 fans at San Diego Comic-Con Málaga on Oct. 2, 2026 and was posted afterward to Disney's social channels.
- The series follows 12-year-old Leo, who gets trapped in the fractured realms of Iko and must win soccer-like, orb-powered battles without access to the world's code powers.
- Lionel Messi and Jorge Messi Pérez (credited in memoriam) serve as executive producers on a project produced by Sony Pictures Television and Sony Music Vision with animation by Atlantis Animation.
- Argentinian actor Milo Burgess-Webb is confirmed as the voice of Leo and the teaser features the theme song "Vamos, Vamos, Vamos" recorded by Argentine artist Luck Ra.
- Messi and the Giants is scheduled to premiere globally on Disney+ in Summer 2027 and will air on Disney Channel in the U.S., with no exact premiere date or full cast list announced yet and the project reflecting a wider trend of athletes expanding into family entertainment.